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High Waves Wash Out Chicago Beaches as Lake Michigan Reopens

5/31/2021 - CHICAGO (AP) — Beaches in Chicago were washed out by high waves Friday on the first day the city was to reopen Lake Michigan to swimming since summer 2019. Waves reached up to 11 feet (3.35 meters) high, closing many of the beaches that had been set to open for… SEE MORE

US Harbors' Annual "Best Harbor in the U.S." Contest

Vote for Your Best Harbor Today!

Coastal News

5/30/2021 - Is there a ‘best harbor’ in the U.S.? We’re using crowd-sourcing to find the winners. We've received hundreds of votes per day for harbors from Florida to Alaska and everywhere in between. Vote online for your harbor at https://www.usharbors.com/best-harbor/. Voting for this year’s Best Harbor contest is open through May 31st… SEE MORE

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River Herring, Once Eyed for Endangered List, Grow in Counts

5/29/2021 - By Patrick Whittle. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A small fish that has been the subject of conservation efforts for years appears to be growing in number in the rivers of the East Coast. River herring are critically important to coastal ecosystems because they serve as food for birds and larger… SEE MORE

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How to react if you're caught in a rip tide

NOAA Launches First National Rip Current Forecast Model

5/28/2021 - For the first time, NOAA is launching a national rip current forecast model, aimed at saving lives of beach-goers around the country. This new model can predict the hourly probability of rip currents along U.S. beaches up to six days out. NOAA’s National Ocean Service and National Weather Service collaboratively… SEE MORE

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Biden Doubling Spending to Prepare for Hurricanes, Storms

5/27/2021 - By Matthew Daly and Darlene Superville. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that he’s doubling U.S. emergency spending to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather events, while launching a new effort at NASA to better understand and track the impact of climate change. The $1… SEE MORE

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Maryland Fishing Report – Week of May 26th, 2021

Fishing

5/26/2021 - By Keith Lockwood. The Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and families and friends will be celebrating with picnics and family gatherings in the great outdoors. We should all take a moment to reflect on the true meaning of the occasion and remember those who sacrificed everything to assure us… SEE MORE

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NYC to Bring Vaccines to Beaches Memorial Day Weekend

5/25/2021 - As a means of getting more people vaccinated, New York City announced that it is bringing mobile vaccination sites to its beaches and popular summer spots starting Memorial Day weekend. "We are going to combine the joy of summer and the beaches reopening with the vaccination effort and this weekend… SEE MORE

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US Harbors & Divirod Announce Tide Station as a Prize for “Best Harbor” 2021 Winner

5/25/2021 - Rockland, ME — May 24, 2021 One of the winning harbors of this year’s “Best Harbor in the US” contest—which wraps up at midnight on May 31st--will get a free tide station to monitor the sea level changes in their local community. US Harbors, the sponsor of the annual contest,… SEE MORE

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How To Watch The ‘Super Flower Blood Moon’ Lunar Eclipse This Week

5/25/2021 - Watchers of the night sky are in for a treat this week with the arrival of what has been dubbed a Super Flower Blood Moon. The lengthy name is the result of a few astronomical phenomena coming together at once. The supermoon will be visible all over the world, and… SEE MORE

World’s Largest Iceberg Just Broke Off an Antarctic Ice Shelf

5/25/2021 - By NBCNewYork.com An enormous chunk of ice bigger than Rhode Island has broken off an Antarctic ice shelf, according to the European Space Agency. The floating mass covers more than 1,600 square miles, making it the largest iceberg in the world, agency officials said. The iceberg, dubbed A-76, calved off the… SEE MORE

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